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World Ozone Day 2024 - September 16

September 20 , 2024 7 days 155 0
  • On September 16, 2009, the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol became the first treaties in United Nations history to be universally ratified.
  • Ozone (O3) is a reactive gas, consisting of three oxygen atoms.
  • It can be natural or man-made and found in the Earth’s high atmosphere (stratosphere).
  • The theme for this year is “Montreal Protocol: Advancing Climate Actions”.
  • The Montreal Protocol was adopted on September 16, 1987.
  • It is the multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of man-made chemicals referred to as ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
  • The stratospheric ozone layer is damaged by these ODS.

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